'Diverse' event to promote non-violence

The community-wide celebration is designed to engage youth and families from Evanston and Skokie in performances and speeches that promote non-violence.

This year’s theme, What It Takes, is aimed at remembering all the people, perseverance and actions that Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement took to give people a better life and remaining aware of the work that remains to be done in accomplishing Dr. King's dreams.

The event will feature original songs, choreography, dramatic performances, and visual art pieces created by youth from all eight of Y.O.U.’s afterschool sites in Evanston and Skokie.

It will also feature speeches by Y.O.U. alumni, youth development specialists, and a volunteer mentor.

Alderman Delores Holmes, 5th Ward, and Y.O.U. founder Don Baker will be honored with the “What It Takes” Award for their dedication to serving Evanston and surrounding communities.

The program will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave.

A free lunch and reception follows from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Lake Street Church, 607 Lake St.

The event is co-sponsored by Y.O.U., the McGaw YMCA, the Music Institute of Chicago, the Rotary Club of Evanston, and Whole Foods. The event is free and open to the public.

Jan 20 2014 - 11:30am

Location

Nichols Concert Hall

1490 Chicago Ave.

60201Evanston, IL

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